# US 2014/0190879 A1 · Bucket Arrangement, Treatment Station, Sink Arrangement and Retrofitting Method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190879 A1 - Document ID: US20140190879A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/979,429 - Filed: 2012-01-12 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2011-01-12 - Inventors: Ronald Alexander (Scot) Young - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190879A1 ## CPC - C02F 1/32: with ultraviolet light - A47L 13/58: Wringers for scouring pads, mops, or the like, combined with buckets - A47L 13/59: with movable squeezing members - C02F 1/50: by addition or application of a germicide or by oligodynamic treatment {(C02F1/4606, C02F1/467, C02F1/76 take precedence)} - C02F: TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE (separation in general B01D; special arrangements on waterborne vessels of installations for treating water, waste water or sewage, e.g. for producing fresh water, B63J; adding materials to water to prevent corrosion C23F; treating radioactively-contaminated liquids G21F9/04; regeneration of reactants for recirculation into processes, see the relevant places for the processes) - A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08) ## Abstract A bucket arrangement includes a bucket configured to contain a volume of liquid for use in cleaning a surface, a treatment station, a flow path for liquid from the liquid volume to the treatment station, and a flow path for liquid from the treatment station to return the liquid to the liquid volume after treatment by the treatment station. The treatment station includes a source of ultra-violet radiation configured to expose the liquid in the treatment station to ultra-violet radiation to treat the liquid and/or a silver-based antibacterial device configured to expose the liquid in the treatment station to silver to treat the liquid. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A bucket arrangement including: a bucket configured to contain a volume of liquid for use in cleaning a surface; a treatment station; a flow path for liquid from the liquid volume to the treatment station; and a flow path for liquid from the treatment station to return the liquid to the liquid volume after treatment by the treatment station, wherein the treatment station includes a source of ultra-violet radiation configured to expose the liquid in the treatment station to ultra-violet radiation to treat the liquid and/or a silver-based antibacterial device configured to expose the liquid in the treatment station to silver to treat the liquid. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A bucket arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the treatment station includes a closed chamber in which the source of ultra-violet radiation and/or silver-based antibacterial device are located. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A bucket arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the treatment station includes the source of ultra-violet radiation which is configured to expose the liquid to the ultra-violet radiation as the liquid flows though the treatment station. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A bucket arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the treatment station includes a silver-based antibacterial device which is configured to expose the liquid to silver as the liquid flows through the treatment station. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A bucket arrangement according to claim 1, further including a pump wherein the liquid is pumped to and/or from the treatment station by the pump. ### Claim 6 (canceled) ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A bucket arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the treatment station is configured to be submersed in the liquid volume within the bucket. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A bucket arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the treatment station is configured to be external to the liquid volume. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) A bucket arrangement according to claim 8, wherein the treatment station is outside the bucket with the flow paths to and from the liquid volume passing through a bucket wall of the bucket. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A bucket arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the treatment station is located within the bucket. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) A bucket arrangement according to claim 1, further including a wringer mechanism attached to the bucket and the treatment station is supported by the wringer mechanism. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) A bucket arrangement according to claim 1, where the treatment station includes a silver-based antibacterial device which is configured to expose the liquid to silver as the liquid flows through the treatment station, wherein the silver-based antibacterial device includes a silver containing mesh. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) A bucket arrangement according to claim 12, wherein the silver-based antibacterial device configured to expose the liquid in the treatment station to silver in the form of silver ions to treat the liquid. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) A bucket arrangement according to claim 12, where the silver-based antibacterial device includes at least one silver containing electrode. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) A bucket arrangement according to claim 1, further including a battery wherein electrical power for the treatment station is provided by the battery. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) A bucket arrangement according to claim 15, wherein the battery is a re-chargeable battery. ### Claim 17 (canceled) ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) A bucket arrangement according to claim 15, wherein the battery is housed within a battery compartment externally of the bucket. ### Claim 19 (canceled) ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) A bucket arrangement according to claim 1, further including a mains electrical supply adaptor configured for connection to a main electrical supply. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) A bucket arrangement according to claim 1, further including wheels attached to the bucket or a wheeled carriage attachable to the bucket. ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) A bucket arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the bucket includes a substantially flat base such that the bucket can be supported directly on a substantially flat ground surface or work top. ### Claim 23 (depends on 1) A bucket arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the bucket is configured to engage a support structure which includes a substantially flat base such that the bucket can be supported by the support structure on a substantially flat ground surface or work top. ### Claim 24 (canceled) ### Claim 25 (canceled) ### Claim 26 (canceled) ### Claim 27 (canceled) ### Claim 28 (canceled) ### Claim 29 (canceled) ### Claim 30 (canceled)